Rocket to thwart Thunder and regain Welsh Open crown

That was one of nine century breaks made at the Welsh Open by O’Sullivan so far, and he dropped just three frames in his first five matches before a straightforward 6-3 semi success over Joe Perry.

Robertson, nicknamed the Thunder from Down Under, had to rally from 2-0 down in his final four fixture against Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen to eventually run out a 6-4 victor and has dropped a total of 14 frames in the tournament.

Rocket should fire again

O’Sullivan is clearly in the better form, and you can boldly back him in the handicap market at an attractive 27/20 price here. It is set at three frames, so the Rocket must win 9-6 and that exact result is a 13/2 chance.

We could instead be in for a classic, though, and odds of 9/2 say this best of 17 affair will go the distance to a deciding frame.

O’Sullivan tends to make strong starts and, given Robertson’s laxity against Allen, taking 19/10 for a 3-1 scoreline in favour of the Rocket after four frames may appeal.

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Coral’s top tip: O’Sullivan is a nifty 19/10 to be leading 3-1 after four frames of the 2016 Welsh Open final.